Chemistry:Short-term exposure limit

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A short-term exposure limit (STEL) is the acceptable average exposure over a short period of time, usually 15 minutes as long as the time-weighted average is not exceeded. STEL is a term used in exposure assessment, occupational health, industrial hygiene and toxicology. The STEL may be a legal limit in the United States for exposure of an employee to a chemical substance. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (U.S. OSHA) has set OSHA-STELs for 1,3-butadiene,[1] benzene[2] and ethylene oxide.[3] For chemicals, STEL assessments are usually done for 15 minutes and expressed in parts per million (ppm), or sometimes in milligrams per cubic meter (mg/m3).[4]

The American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists publishes a more extensive list of STELs as threshold limit values (TLV-STEL).[5]

Similar national exposure limits

  • United Kingdom
    • COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health).[6][7]
  • Australia
    • OES Occupational Exposure Standard[8]
  • France
    • VLEP 8h00 (Valeur Limite d’Exposition Professionnelle 8h00)
    • VLEP CT (Valeur Limite d’Exposition Professionnelle Court Terme)
  • Netherlands
    • MAC (Maximaal Aanvaarde Concentratie)
  • Malaysia
    • PEL (Permissible Exposure Limits)
  • Poland
    • NDSCh (Najwyższe dopuszczalne stężenie chwilowe)
  • Russia
    • ПДК (предельно допустимая концентрация)

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